For our visit to Germany my niece and I had planned to attempt a 100 km ( ~62 miles) continuous walk. Unfortunately illness interfered with our plans. By the time both of us where in shape again for such an attempt we were out of time. So we settled on a simple day hike. Continue reading “Viadukt Wanderweg, Altenbeken, Germany”
Thimble, White and Bonny scrambles
I am working on my Peakbagger SD County 100 list. Jack was looking for a workout. We got together Monday 17 Dec in Ramona and drove to Ranchita. Continue reading “Thimble, White and Bonny scrambles”
San Onofre Ridge
On Sunday 9 December I met up with Klaus, Carlos, Gaby, and Cheri in Oceanside. Everyone piled into my truck and we drove to my office at the School of Infantry.Continue reading “San Onofre Ridge”
Heart Bar and Mineral Mountains
Heart Bar Peak is an obscure peak south of Big Bear Lake. The peak was named for the Heart Bar Ranch that thrived there in the 1880’s.Continue reading “Heart Bar and Mineral Mountains”
Monte Cristo Loop, Angeles NF
Expanding our horizon a little over the San Jacinto and San Bernardino mountains we ventured into the San Gabriel mountains for this one. These mountains are pretty busy, particularly the roads with motorcycles and sports cars. Generally one can find some “solitude” off the trail and further from the trail heads, but forest roads, peaks full of antennae and big power lines are a common sight in these mountains. This hike is named for the Monte Cristo Mine it loops around.Continue reading “Monte Cristo Loop, Angeles NF”
Water Hike
Uwe and Kevin have planned a hike for record speed up San Jacinto via the Skyline Trail. (9 miles 8,400 ft vertical gain). Kevin’s trying to break 4 hours and Uwe 5 hours.Continue reading “Water Hike”
Sandia Mountain Wilderness, Pino Trail
During a visit to Albuquerque, NM we had some limited time for a hike. We decided on Pino trail since it’s a shorter trail and we hadn’t done it in over 23 years.Continue reading “Sandia Mountain Wilderness, Pino Trail”
Multi-SAR 2018
This past weekend was our annual Multi SAR weekend. Continue reading “Multi-SAR 2018”
Tip Top and Gold Mountains
Quinn came down from San Francisco to spend some time with Dorie and me at the cabin. We decided to add a couple of hikes to the visit.Continue reading “Tip Top and Gold Mountains”
Cuyamaca and Stonewall Peak
Susana left for Argentina on Thursday 4 Oct. Saturday morning I hiked Monserrat with the Spartan group. Pretty easy day. Sunday I hiked it again with a twist.Continue reading “Cuyamaca and Stonewall Peak”